内容简介:
有13个话题,包含了美国大选,国际热点,暴力冲突,财经视点,法律聚焦,事故现场,科技前沿,文化在线等热点。
“新闻背景”的介绍,短小精悍,以便于学习者对新闻有个概括的了解;“听力练习”是让读者根据新闻填词,填句,根据新闻对信息进行判断选择;“新闻正文”和“新闻译文”中英对照,方便学习;“新闻词汇”选取新闻中的重要单词,标有音标、词性和中文意思;“听力破解”选取有代表性的句子从听力技巧和语法结构两方面分析。
本书在每个专题后都有一个“听力技巧”,系统介绍新闻英语的特点和收听技巧,既有概括性的介绍,也有详细的技巧分析,如怎样听记新闻中的数字等。若学习者用心揣摩并结合实践,定将获益匪浅。
作者简介:主编方振宇,英语专家、文化学者、出版人、策划人、“振宇英语”创始人,外语教学与研究出版社“振宇英语”系列丛书总主编,外研社荣誉作者。曾任*媒体记者、翻译、电台英语节目主持人、“振宇英语”专栏撰稿人、大学英语系主任、大学英语专业顾问及特聘专家教授,曾在近20多个国家游学访问,在全国多所大学为大学老师和同学进行有关英语文化与英语测试领域的巡回讲座,反响强烈。率领振宇英语团队目前出版发行“振宇英语”系列图书近200个品种,总发行量累积超过3000万册,部分图书成为全国近1501所高校馆藏珍典
目 录:专题一 美国大选
BBC News 1 奥巴马总统会解决国家的预算赤字 ........................................1
President Obama Will Tackle the Country’s Budget Deficit .. 4
BBC News 2 乔恩亨茨曼退出竞选.............................................................7
Jon Huntsman Dropped Out of Race................................... 9
BBC News 3 德州州长退出竞选.................................................................12
Texas Governor Ruled Out of Race................................... 14
BBC News 4 共和党总统提名候选人桑托勒姆将退出竞选 ..................... 17
Republican Party Candidate Santorum Is to Drop Out of Race...................................................................................19
BBC News 5 奥巴马总统在俄亥俄州举行竞选集会 ..................................22
President Obama Launched Campaign in Ohio .................24
听力技巧 1合理预测,事半功倍..............................................................27
专题二 国际热点
BBC News 1 伊朗海军进行导弹试验......................................................... 28
Iran’s Naval Forces Carried Out Missile Test ......................31
BBC News 2 伊朗称不会扰乱霍尔木兹海峡的海运 ................................33
Iran Is Not to Disrupt Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz .....35
BBC News 3 尼日利亚取消燃油补贴................................................ 38
Nigeria Removed Government Subsidies on Fuel ............. 40
BBC News 4 尼日利亚可能爆发内战......................................................... 43
Nigeria on Brink of Civil War.............................................. 45
BBC News 5 英国首相担忧苏格兰未来..................................................... 48
UK Prime Minister Concerns About Scotland’s Future ....... 50
听力技巧 2利用规则,准确辨音..............................................................52
专题三 暴力冲突
BBC News 1 埃及安全部队突袭亲民主组织............................................ 53
Egyptian Security Forces Raided Offices of Pro-democracy Groups.............................................................55
BBC News 2 土耳其战机突袭伊拉克北部................................................. 58
Turkish Warplanes Attacked Northern Iraq .........................60
BBC News 3 尼日利亚遭炸弹袭击............................................................63
Bomb Attacks in Nigeria..................................................... 65
BBC News 4 南苏丹种族冲突.....................................................................68
Inter-ethnic Clashes in South Sudan.................................. 71
BBC News 5 伊拉克发生自杀式爆炸........................................................ 73
Suicide Bombing in Iraq..................................................... 75
听力技巧 3正确书写,不留遗憾.............................................................77
专题四 财经视点
BBC News 1 国际货币基金组织寻找额外资金 .........................................78
IMF Exploring Extra Money................................................ 81
BBC News 2 法国失去AAA信用................................................................83
France Lost AAA Credit Rating.......................................... 85
BBC News 3 《福布斯》富豪排行榜......................................................... 88
Forbes Annual Rich List..................................................... 90
BBC News 4 救助希腊资金有望达成协议................................................. 93
Agreement on Bailout of Greek Economy to Be Made ....... 95
BBC News 5 欧元区国家财政危机.............................................................98
Financial Crises Affecting Eurozone Nations ...................100
听力技巧 4照搬同义,灵活处理............................................................103
专题五 法律聚焦
BBC News 1 瑞士国家银行行长涉嫌内部交易 .......................................104
President of Swiss National Bank Suspected Insider Trading.............................................................................107
BBC News 2 美国提起针对苹果的反垄断案............................................ 109
US Filed Anti-trust Case Against Apple............................. 111
BBC News 3 美国士兵涉嫌泄露国家机密............................................... 114
US Soldier Accused of Leaking State Secrets..................116
BBC News 4 英国学生面临侵犯美国版权的指控 ...................................119
British Student Facing Allegations of US Copyright Infringement.....................................................................121
BBC News 5 维基网将关闭其英文网页24小时 .......................................124
Online Wikipedia Planning 24-hour Shutdown for Its English LanguageVersion ................................................ 126
听力技巧 5预读选项,把握主动............................................................129
专题六 事故现场
BBC News 1 游轮在意大利西海岸触礁................................................... 130
Cruise Ship Runs Aground on West Coast of Italy ...........132
BBC News 2 意大利游轮船长接受审讯................................................... 135
Italy Cruise Ship’s Captain Being Questioned .................137
BBC News 3 意大利游轮触礁11人遇难................................................... 140
Eleven People Killed in Italy Cruise Ship Accident ...........142
BBC News 4 遇难游轮另现8具..........................................................145
Eight More Bodies Found Inside Submerged Cruise Ship 147
BBC News 5 一艘游轮在菲律宾附近起火............................................... 149
Cruise Liner on Fire Near Philippines.............................. 151
听力技巧 6预测要点,有的放矢............................................................153
专题七 科技前沿
BBC News 1 科学家发现蝗虫大量聚集的原因 .......................................154
Scientists Find Why Insects Gather in Vast Numbers ...... 157
BBC News 2 俄罗斯南极探险...................................................................160
Russian Exploration in Antarctica..................................... 162
BBC News 3 禽流感新研究在安全评估之前被禁止公布内容 ............... 165
Publication of Bird Flu New Research Is Forbidden Before SafetyEvaluation ..................................................167
BBC News 4 大猩猩基因图谱...................................................................170
Geic Blueprint of Gorilla.............................................. 172
BBC News 5 英科学家称育出世界首批抗禽流感转基因鸡 ................... 175
British Scientists Say They’ve Created World’s First GeicallyModified Chickens that Don’t Spread Bird Flu.........................................................................................177
听力技巧 7做好笔记,如虎添翼............................................................180
专题八 文化在线
BBC News 1 一位艺术史学家称在寻找达芬奇的失传名作 ................. 181
An Art Historian Says He’s on Trail of a Lost Masterpiece byLeonardo da Vinci........................................................ 184
BBC News 2 古巴将耶稣受难日设为公共节日 ...............................186
Cuba Marks Good Friday with Public Holiday for First Time.................................................................................188
BBC News 3 考古学家们称挖掘出伊丽莎白时期剧院遗址 ................... 191
Archeologists Say They’ve Unearthed Remains of Elizabethan Theater......................................................... 193
BBC News 4 英国举行女王登基60周年钻石庆典 ...................................196
Britain Celebrates Diamond Jubilee of Queen’s Reign .... 198
BBC News 5 美国谴责诋毁伊斯兰的影片............................................... 201
The US Protests Against the Controversial Anti-Islam Film..................................................................................204
听力技巧 8遇到细节,直接选择............................................................207
专题九 天气环境
BBC News 1 北欧严寒气候导致俄罗斯燃料供应短缺 ........................... 208
Northern Europe Freezing Arctic Weather Leads to Shortage ofRussian Fuel Supplies .................................. 210
BBC News 2 欧洲大部继续遭受严寒和大雪 ..........................................213
Much of Europe Continues to Suffer from Freezing Temperatures andHeavy Snowfall ................................... 215
BBC News 3 意大利储存天然气应对严寒............................................... 217
Italian Conserves Gas Supplies to Cope with Bitterly Cold Weather...........................................................................219
BBC News 4 斯里兰卡洪水殃及约百万人.............................................. 221
About a Million People Affected in Sri Lanka ....................224
BBC News 5 恶劣天气造成北爱尔兰数万家庭及企业停水 ................... 226
No Water for Thousands of Homes and Businesses in Northern IrelandDue to Bad Weather .............................. 228
听力技巧 9把握脉络,巧解主旨............................................................231
专题十 万花筒
BBC News 1 摄影记者伊芙阿诺德去世............................................... 232
Photojournalist Eve Arnold Dies....................................... 235
BBC News 2 冰封百余年的苏格兰威士忌从南极“回家” ................... 237
Over 100-year Old Scotch Whisky Go Home from Antarctica.........................................................................239
BBC News 3 赤道几内亚总统之子生活........................................... 242
Son of Equatorial Guinea President Has Lavish Lifestyle 244
BBC News 4 波兰寻求外国足球流氓名单............................................... 247
Poland Looking for List of Foreign Hooligans ...................249
BBC News 5 保时捷911的设计者去世...................................................... 252
The Designer of Porsche 911 Dies................................... 254
听力技巧 10 巧用逻辑,合理推断...........................................................257
专题十一 伦敦奥运
BBC News 1 菲尔普斯成为历史上的奥林匹克运动员 ............... 258
Phelps Has Bee the Most Decorated Olympian in History..............................................................................260
BBC News 2 伦敦奥运会的1天...........................................................262
Day 11 of the London Olympics....................................... 264
BBC News 3 美国选手瑞安洛赫特赢得400米个人混合泳 ................. 267
The 400 Meters’ Individual Medley Has Been Won by the AmericanSwimmer Ryan Lochte ..................................... 270
BBC News 4 伦敦残奥会开幕式以“启蒙”为主题 ...............................272
Enlightenment Is London Paralympic Games’ Title ..........274
BBC News 5 美国运动员在奥运田径项目上大获全胜 ........................... 277
The American Athletes Have Had a Successful Day in the Track at theOlympic Games ...................................... 279
听力技巧 11 把握规律,游刃有余...........................................................282
专题十二 文艺速读
BBC News 1 “野兽男孩”乐队成员亚当约赫在纽约去世 ................ 283
Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys Has Died in New York .. 285
BBC News 2 《迷魂记》成为佳影片................................................... 287
Vertigo Has Been the Best Film Ever Made .....................289
BBC News 3 电影《爱》夺金棕榈奖....................................................... 292
Palme d’Or Awarded to Film Amour ..................................294
BBC News 4 美国作曲家马文哈姆利奇去世 .......................................297
American’s Composer Marvin Hamlisch Has Died ........... 299
BBC News 5 “深紫”乐队的创始人之一琼洛得去世 ......................... 302
One of the Founders of Deep Purple John Lord Has Died.........................................................................................304
听力技巧 12 注重积累,忌抱佛脚...........................................................307
专题十三 英伦广角
BBC News 1 伦敦巴克莱银行的股价下跌了15%以上 ............................308
Shares in Barclays Bank Closed More than 15% Down in London.............................................................................310
BBC News 2 伊丽莎白女王的丈夫入院就医........................................... 313
Queen Elizabeth’s Husband Has Been Admitted to Hospital...........................................................................315
BBC News 3 检察官将就电话丑闻起诉首相前发言人 ................... 318
Prosecutors Will Charge the Prime Minister’s Former Media Spokesmanfor a Phone-hacking Scandal ........... 320
BBC News 4 渣打银行被指控帮助伊朗洗钱............................................ 323
Standard Chartered Bank Was Accused of Helping Iran Launder Money................................................................325
BBC News 5 英国援助塞拉利昂应对霍乱 .......................................328
The British Government’s Aid Tackle the Cholera Epidemic in SierraLeone ................................................. 330
听力技巧 13 信心百倍,志在必得...........................................................332